Vesnina beats Kuznetsova in 3 sets to win Indian Wells title

Kuznetsova led 4-2 in the third before 14th-seeded Vesnina broke her twice in sweeping the final four games of the match.

March 18: World No. 15 Elena Vesnina from Russian Federation cruised into the Indian Wells WTA final with a thumping victory over in-form Kristina Mladenovic of France on Friday.

After falling behind 5-3, Pliskova made the Russian work to close out the opening set, saving a set point in the ninth game and four more in the tiebreaker after Kuznetsova seized a 6-2 lead in the decider. She then clinched her spot in the finals by serving out her final game.

Vesnina had never advanced beyond the third round in singles and just previous year she lost in the first round of qualifying, although she has won three doubles titles at the desert tournament.

"I've given everybody their money's worth, a three-setter every match so far", the 24-year-old Sock said in an on-court interview.

She beat No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber and No. 12 Venus Williams on her way to the biggest final of her career at age 30.

"But she plays pretty flat, aggressive tennis", said Kuznetsova, who's ranked No. 8 in the world. In the fourth round, the eighth seed prevailed over 21st Caroline Garcia, 6-1, 6-4, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008. "I'm just so, so happy".

The physical and emotional strain of the draining first set took a toll on Vesnina in the second. I need to think how I need to play against her, because I have couple of thoughts on my mind. "I hope I can enjoy it and hope I can show the best tennis as well in the final".

The two-time Grand Slam champion tightened up double-faulting on the first and looping a forehand long on the second.

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